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Court of Appeal dismisses appeal in telecoms patent contract dispute

The Court of Appeal has issued its ruling in Adaptive Spectrum and Signal Alignment Inc v British Telecommunications plc [2023] EWCA Civ 451. The case concerned a contract between Adaptive Spectrum and Signal Alignment Inc (ASSIA) and British Telecommunications plc (BT) to settle several international patent disputes concerning home broadband internet connection technology. Amongst other…

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Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill receives its first reading in parliament

The long-awaited Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill has received its first reading in the House of Commons. The publication of the Bill follows the UK government’s responses to the “reforming competition and consumer policy” and “a new pro-competition regime for digital markets” consultations. It has three key areas of focus: Consumer protection The consumer…

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Council of the EU adopts final General Product Safety Regulation

The Council has adopted the General Product Safety Regulation, which will reinforce the safety rules for products sold both offline and online. The Regulation aims to strengthen market surveillance for unsafe products and consumer rights for anyone who has been sold an unsafe product. The 2001 Directive on general product safety required consumer products placed…

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Draft Media Bill DCMS Committee launches pre-legislative scrutiny

Last month, the UK government published its draft Media Bill, which would broaden how broadcasters can meet their public service obligations and bring some platforms under strict regulatory control. The DCMS Committee is now carrying out pre-legislative scrutiny and is inviting submissions with a particular focus on the following points. Public Service Broadcasting Should the…

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App developers on Google Play store offered payment choices following CMA investigation

In 2022, the CMA found that Google Play accounted for 30-40% of all net revenue generated by UK consumers using in-app payment systems. It also found that in 2021, Google Play’s average commission was between 25% and 30%. Google Play accounts for over 90% of native app downloads on Android devices and restrictions placed on…

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EDPB resolves dispute on transfers by Meta and creates task force on ChatGPT

The European Data Protection has adopted a dispute resolution decision under Article 65 of the GDPR concerning a draft decision of the Irish DPC on the legality of data transfers to the US by Meta Platforms Limited for its Facebook service. The EDOB says that the binding decision addresses important legal questions arising from the…

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